'Just bought this for $1.50 at a used book store. A great deal, I know,
so I just wanted to know how ths book generally 'ranks' here among this
group. I'm fairly new to chess overall, and of course I plan to buy more
chess books soon, but boy is this game addicting and challenging! I
think I'm hooked for life! Thanks in advance for your 'reviews' of BFTC.
Vic.

I found it useful in a few games where very similar situations presented
themselves. It is also a great "airplane" book, since it's small size makes
it ideal for hours of instructive enjoyment almost anywhere.

Paolo


"Vic Martinez" wrote in message
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'Just bought this for $1.50 at a used book store. A great deal, I know,
so I just wanted to know how ths book generally 'ranks' here among this
group. I'm fairly new to chess overall, and of course I plan to buy more
chess books soon, but boy is this game addicting and challenging! I
think I'm hooked for life! Thanks in advance for your 'reviews' of BFTC.
Vic.

Vic Said:

'Just bought this for $1.50 at a used book store. A great deal, I know,
so I just wanted to know how ths book generally 'ranks' here among this
group. I'm fairly new to chess overall, and of course I plan to buy more
chess books soon, but boy is this game addicting and challenging! I
think I'm hooked for life! Thanks in advance for your 'reviews' of BFTC.

It's a good book for someone who knows the moves and rules and not much else.
A good next step would be Chernev's "Logical Chess." When I still had chess
books, I would occasionally take out Fischer's book just for entertainment. My
opinion is that it has his name on it, but the learning program, etc., were
designed by someone else.

Kyle Word

"Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say
what you've got to say, and say it hot." -- D.H. Lawrence

"WORDKYLE" wrote in message
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Vic Said:

'Just bought this for $1.50 at a used book store. A great deal, I know,
so I just wanted to know how ths book generally 'ranks' here among this
group. I'm fairly new to chess overall, and of course I plan to buy more
chess books soon, but boy is this game addicting and challenging! I
think I'm hooked for life! Thanks in advance for your 'reviews' of BFTC.

It's a good book for someone who knows the moves and rules and not much
else.
A good next step would be Chernev's "Logical Chess." When I still had
chess
books, I would occasionally take out Fischer's book just for
entertainment. My
opinion is that it has his name on it, but the learning program, etc.,
were
designed by someone else.


It was indeed designed by Margulies and Mosenfelder, but Fischer was not
just paid for allowing his name to be used. He approved everything that
went into the book. He was involved in the process throughout.

Bob

"WORDKYLE" wrote in message
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Vic Said:

'Just bought this for $1.50 at a used book store. A great deal, I know,
so I just wanted to know how ths book generally 'ranks' here among this
group. I'm fairly new to chess overall, and of course I plan to buy more
chess books soon, but boy is this game addicting and challenging! I
think I'm hooked for life! Thanks in advance for your 'reviews' of BFTC.

It's a good book for someone who knows the moves and rules and not much
else.
A good next step would be Chernev's "Logical Chess." When I still had
chess
books, I would occasionally take out Fischer's book just for
entertainment. My
opinion is that it has his name on it, but the learning program, etc.,
were
designed by someone else.

Kyle Word

The someone else is Dr Stuart Margolis, a cognitive psychologist of some
note. I don't have the book, but I believe his name is on the cover.
Stuart still collects its royalties I'm almost sure.
--
Ian Burton
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Bob said:

It was indeed designed by Margulies and Mosenfelder, but Fischer was not
just paid for allowing his name to be used. He approved everything that
went into the book. He was involved in the process throughout.

I'm sure that's true. As elementary as the book is, though, how much impact
would Fischer -- as opposed to someone else -- have on the analysis? Fischer's
name is on the cover, and IIRC some of the examples are pulled from his games.
Other than that, couldn't almost any advanced player have written the book?

Having said that, Fischer's name WAS on the book, and I'm sure he took pains to
make sure that it was technically accurate, etc. Like most books for beginners,
it can stand the test of time. (But boy, there are some real stinky beginners'
books out there, aren't there?)

Kyle Word

"Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say
what you've got to say, and say it hot." -- D.H. Lawrence

"Ian Burton" wrote in message
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The someone else is Dr Stuart Margolis, a cognitive psychologist of some
note. I don't have the book, but I believe his name is on the cover.
Stuart still collects its royalties I'm almost sure.
--
Ian Burton
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It's the biggest selling chess book of all time.

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"Ian Burton" wrote in message
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The someone else is Dr Stuart Margolis, a cognitive psychologist of some
note. I don't have the book, but I believe his name is on the cover.
Stuart still collects its royalties I'm almost sure.
--
Ian Burton
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It's the biggest selling chess book of all time.




It's too bad that Fischer didn't work on any other books after his
winning the world championship. Even if he wasn't interested in
playing, there would have been a great interest in his books.

Marty

"Martin Wilber" wrote in message
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In article , musicant3
@nospamyahoo.com says...

"Ian Burton" wrote in message
...

The someone else is Dr Stuart Margolis, a cognitive psychologist of
some
note. I don't have the book, but I believe his name is on the cover.
Stuart still collects its royalties I'm almost sure.
--
Ian Burton
[Please Reply to Newsgroup]

It's the biggest selling chess book of all time.




It's too bad that Fischer didn't work on any other books after his
winning the world championship. Even if he wasn't interested in
playing, there would have been a great interest in his books.

Marty

He was unraveling pretty badly even at the time of the match. He just came
apart afterwards. His "big project" during the 80s and 90s was a book
"proving" that the Kasparov-Karpov matches were all fixed. His plans for
that ended when his notes were "stolen" from their storage place in a
Pasadena warehouse.

Bob

Vic,

Glad to hear you are interested in the most complex game there is.
Yes, Fischer is a legend........but if you really want to get started in
chess, but these four books:

Reuben Fine's The Ideas Behind The Chess Openings
This will be your bible for the openings. Study no other books on the
opening until you're rated over 1500.

Vladimar Vukovic's Art of Attack in Chess

Andrew Soltis' The Inner Game of Chess

Reuben Fine's Basic Chess Endings

Join a club and talk to an expert about how to study these books.

You'll be kickin ass in a year, so long as you don't spend your study time
memorizing opening theory.

Best regards,
Ken



"Vic Martinez" wrote in message
...
'Just bought this for $1.50 at a used book store. A great deal, I know,
so I just wanted to know how ths book generally 'ranks' here among this
group. I'm fairly new to chess overall, and of course I plan to buy more
chess books soon, but boy is this game addicting and challenging! I
think I'm hooked for life! Thanks in advance for your 'reviews' of BFTC.
Vic.